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United States Patent | 5,285,364 |
Bayer | February 8, 1994 |
A hook and ornament assembly for a chandelier is provided. The assembly includes a hook with a first end terminating in a straight end-segment with a free end. A first ornament defining a straight bore is positioned on the end-segment, with the end-segment extending into the bore. The hook also has a first stop portion for limiting advancement of the first ornament further onto the hook and a second stop portion for limiting advancement of the first ornament off of the free end of the end-segment. The hook is constructed and arranged so that the straight end-segment can be spring biased away from the second stop and so that the first ornament can be positioned on and off the end-segment without permanently bending the hook. Hooks for such assemblies and methods for forming such assemblies also are provided.
Inventors: | Bayer; Georg (Plattsburgh, NY) |
Assignee: | Schonbek Worlwide Lighting Inc. (Plattsburgh, NY) |
Appl. No.: | 958693 |
Filed: | October 9, 1992 |
Current U.S. Class: | 362/405; 24/698.3; 248/303; 362/433; 362/457 |
Intern'l Class: | F21S 001/06 |
Field of Search: | 362/339,405,406,433,457,806 248/303,304,311,339 24/370,371,601.3,601.8,601.9,698.3 63/13,23 D26/138,145,154 |
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3533139 | Oct., 1970 | Gomes et al. | 24/703. |
3629571 | Dec., 1971 | Schonbek | 362/457. |
3820201 | Jun., 1974 | Burckhardt | 362/457. |
3981471 | Sep., 1976 | Currier | 248/317. |
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